Today’s Guest: Dr. Ofelia Tatu, PhD, is a psychotherapist and life coach based in Yukon, Canada. She is also a Brainspotting therapist and consultant and is certified in Integrative Medicine & Functional Nutrition for Mental Health. Dr. Tatu has over 15 years of experience in psychology and teaching, and her main areas of expertise are performance (sports, athletes, and artists) and chronic conditions such as autoimmunity. She works with adults, teens, children, and babies.   SHOW TOPICS The artistic persona and how it affects our sense of self The protective walls that we build up and how they move us away from our center and flow state Learning how to express our emotions and needs as we did naturally as a baby The personal connections to art, sports, and other activities or professions that allow therapists to relate to clients   SHOW LINKS Dr. Ofelia Tatu Learn more about Ofelia’s work and workshops at www.drtatu.com Get in contact with Ofeilia at contact(at)drtatu.com   SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Check out our merch https://www.zazzle.com/store/beyondartistsblock   Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Zach Meyer, MA, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor who likes to say he has worked with students since he was one himself. From coaching high schoolers and working as a camp counselor to clinical positions in inpatient and outpatient settings, Zach has spent his career supporting teenagers and young adults to navigate the many challenges that accompany this developmental stage. Zach has also spent his life in the arts, growing up in choirs and theater productions from grade school through college. He continues to write and record music, and he released his first full-length album last summer. At the intersection of these two interests lie Zach's greatest passion: the relationship between art-making and our mental health. He and his wife — a psychologist — have a private therapy practice in the Milwaukee area. When not doing therapy or making music, Zach is probably hanging out with his wife, three kids and two dogs, or working on the restoration of their historic 1913 home.   SHOW TOPICS Doing preventative work with teenagers while they’re in a more malleable stage of life The power of stories in therapy and music making Helping teenagers discover their own narrative to uncover their goals, passions, and intrinsic values beyond what outside sources are telling them to believe Striving to take the pressure off artists so they can create something meaningful in the moment   SHOW LINKS Zach Meyer Learn more about Zach’s therapy practice at www.neumapsych.com Discover more about Zach’s music and studio work at www.coalroom-mke.com TikTok and Instagram: @zachmeyermusic SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Check out our merch https://www.zazzle.com/store/beyondartistsblock   Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Dr. Madeline Ofina is a speaker, community educator, Clinical Psychologist, and Mental Health Consultant. Her training focused on program evaluation, the Wellness and Recovery model of mental health, and serious, persistent mental illness. After her clinical training and work in the hospital system, she realigned her work and decolonized her mind and practice through training and studying decolonizing mental health and liberation psychology. She founded MO-fina Wellness and Education, an education and spiritual business, and separately owns a Private Practice working with predominantly BIPOC adult children of immigrants on healing from intergenerational trauma, racial trauma, and oppression through decolonization.   SHOW TOPICS The marriage between creativity and spirituality both in and out of therapy Pushing back against the idea of using spirituality to avoid pain and suffering Dr. Ofina's journey to decolonize her work and align it with social justice and liberation principles The tug of war between wanting to work inside or outside the field of therapy Framing the insidious nature of colonization within the framework of mental health   SHOW LINKS Dr. Madeline Ofina Discover more about Dr. Ofina at http://mofina.net/ and https://doctorofina.com/ Follow Dr. Ofina on Instagram @mofina.wellness  Decolonizing Therapy https://www.decolonizingtherapy.com/   SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Check out our merch! https://www.zazzle.com/store/beyondartistsblock Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Kristy Snedden, LCSW, has been a Brainspotting enthusiast since 2013 and is a Brainspotting consultant with a specialty endorsement in Brainspotting with children and adolescents. She runs “Brainspotting Through the Poet’s Eye” which is a monthly group for Brainspotting therapists/writers and offers online webinars and writing retreats.  Kristy lives in the Appalachian Mountains of northeast Georgia where she maintains a full-time private practice. She specializes in working with trauma, attachment, and creativity, with a special interest in Brainspotting and Creative Writing.  In her spare time Kristy is a poet, and her poetry appears or is forthcoming in a variety of national and international online and print journals and anthologies. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee and a 2023 recipient of the Small Orange Press Emerging Woman Poet prize. She serves as the Book Review Editor for Anti-Heroin Chic and studies at Phillip Schulz’s Writers Studio. When not working or writing, she can be found hiking or hanging out with her husband listening to their dogs tell tall tales.    SHOW TOPICS How Brainspotting helped Kristy open up her creativity and strengthen her determination to help clients unlock their creativity as well Encouraging Brainspotting clients to get curious, compassionate, and nonjudgmental What it’s like doing Brainspotting with kids Busting myths around what it’s like to work with creative clients   SHOW LINKS Kristy Snedden Contact Kristy at ksnedden(at)me.com Join Kristy’s “Brainspotting My (True) Story” workshop at the Rocky Mountain Brainspotting Institute on March 22, 2024 https://rockymountainbrainspottinginstitute.com/trainings-workshops/brown-bag-seminars Follow Kristy on Instagram @kristy_snedden_poetry   SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Check out our merch https://www.zazzle.com/store/beyondartistsblock Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Barry Hill is a now kinda retired LMFT clinician and Rady Children's Hospital AAMFT-certified Clinical Supervisor. He was adjunct faculty at San Diego State University in the Department of Counseling and School Psychology for eleven years. He has had over 500 counseling students and trained 70 MFT and Psychology interns. His speciality is Post-Modern approaches to Family Therapy. He has always played guitar, composed, and sung in some format. From early bluegrass bands, through electric blues and hard rock in the 1970s and '80s to original indie rock in the 2010s to now acoustic singer songwriter. He recently completed an album of original acoustic material. He is now 74 years old and the name of the new album is "74." He performs around San Diego, mostly at songwriter showcases and circles. He also sometimes performs with his multi-talented musician son, Matthew Hill. Barry tells us he is filled with gratitude for his "place in the world" at this time of his life.     SHOW TOPICS Bringing an interactive and collaborative approach to educating and training new therapists What to do or say when we don’t know what comes next in the therapy room The freedom and out-of-the-box nature of working with “difficult” clients Shifting to focusing on solutions rather than problems in therapy by asking clients who they want to become and what small steps they can take to achieve that   SHOW LINKS Barry Hill https://www.youtube.com/@barryhill2344/videos https://open.spotify.com/artist/4hm0L7spKVMhLeS1w533YF?si=sqHVkdFgR-iObhHZPZ1e3w Contact Barry at b9hill(at)gmail.com   SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Check out our merch https://www.zazzle.com/store/beyondartistsblock   Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Laura Lewis-Barr was a graduate student in clinical psychology but eventually switched majors and earned her M.A. in theatre. In 2019 Laura began making stop motion films focused on fairy tales. Laura is now an award-winning filmmaker and educator. Her focus is on animating fairy tales and mythic stories for personal and collective transformation. She is inspired by the works of ML Von Franz, Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and Michael Meade. Laura's films are made in her basement in Chicago, and her screening events are filled with heart and questions for the soul. SHOW TOPICS How fairy tales can give insight into how our psyches are working and resonate with our daily lives Laura’s experience as a storyteller through stop motion film Pursuing the crafts that we love within a capitalist society SHOW LINKS Laura Lewis-Barr Discover Laura’s work and connect with her on social media at https://psychescinema.com/ SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Check out our merch https://www.zazzle.com/store/beyondartistsblock Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Dr. Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey is a multi-passionate creative (abstract artist, transformational coach, author, podcaster, and organizational psychologist). The heart of her work beats at the intersection of leadership development, creativity, and wellness. Through her 5-step framework, she empowers individuals to "paint their path." SHOW TOPICS The 5 steps to Painting Your Path Clarissa’s experience with spasmodic dysphonia and how the voice condition has affected her sense of identity The power of staying curious and continuing to learn SHOW LINKS Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey Check out Clarissa’s book Painting Your Path at http://tinyurl.com/painting-your-path Learn about Clarissa's upcoming women's retreat (3/23/24) https://www.reinventingyourselfnow.com/retreat   Listen to the Painting Your Path podcast wherever you listen to podcasts Join the Painting Your Path private Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/paintingyourpath/ SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Check out our merch https://www.zazzle.com/store/beyondartistsblock Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Tracy Taris is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist who holds a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Azusa Pacific University. She owns a group private practice where she and her team provide individual, couples, and family counseling in person and via telehealth. Tracy is the author of Many Voices One Truth, published by Winged Publications. In the book, Tracy shows readers how to differentiate between voices that compete for our attention. She uses psychotherapy techniques and meditative and prayer practices to teach readers how to calm the mind and tune into the Voice that created them. Tracy also serves as a therapist in the Health Center at College of The Canyons in the Santa Clarita Valley. She enjoys spending time with her husband Michael, their two daughters, son-in-law and granddaughter. SHOW TOPICS How Tracy makes time for her creative pursuits How creative brains are different, and the things that can help bring clients back to themselves The creativity of using intuitive understanding and devising individualized interventions in the therapy room The similarities between journalism and therapy SHOW LINKS Tracy Taris Find Tracy’s book: "Many Voices, One Truth" at http://tinyurl.com/Many-Voices-One-Truth Join Tracy’s email list and find out more about her services at www.tracytaris.com https://www.instagram.com/tracytaris/ https://www.instagram.com/healingthemindandspirit/ https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=tracytaris&t=1706564910762 SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Check out our merch https://www.zazzle.com/store/beyondartistsblock   Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: For 39 years, Dr. Ericha Scott has treated people struggling with substance and behavioral use disorders, mental illness, trauma and dissociation. She has also worked with victims of torture and sex trafficking. As a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and certified Creative and Expressive Arts Psychotherapist, Dr. Scott has dedicated her life to health, wellness, and art as medicine. This work has included academic and experiential teaching for clinicians, doctors, the public, and herself, relevant to her own personal health journey. She describes herself as “a healer who walks the fine line between mysticism and evidenced-based psychotherapy.” As an artist, author, therapist, and keynote speaker she advocates for disempowered populations by collaborative cultural exchange around the world. This year she was the keynote speaker for the first scientific expressive arts therapy conference in Cairo, Egypt, and she has been invited to return in 2024. SHOW TOPICS Walking the fine line between mysticism and evidence-based therapy The importance of treating the effects of all memories, even those that may not be remembered exactly Techniques for working through artist’s block Real-life examples of the power of using art to work through artist’s block and trauma SHOW LINKS Ericha Scott Call (310) 880-9761 or email ehitchcockscott@me.com for more information about Ericha’s programming www.artspeaksoutloud.com SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Check out our merch https://www.zazzle.com/store/beyondartistsblock Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Jackie Schuld is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Board-Certified Art Therapist, and Registered Expressive Arts Therapist. She owns a private practice that specializes in late-identified autism (Jackie is autistic and ADHD). She is the author and illustrator of Therapy Private Practice, Grief is a Mess, and Making it Through Chemotherapy. While Jackie values her professional work, what she really wants people to know is that she is a human first. She loves waking up early and writing, taking naps, creating art, venturing into nature, doing puzzles, spending time with her family, and much, much more.  SHOW TOPICS Where therapy misses the mark when it comes to autism What is the internal experience like for autistics? The innovation and inherent creativity of the autistic brain The beauty of Jackie’s unique private practice schedule SHOW LINKS Jackie Schuld Find more about Jackie, her work, and her books at www.jackieschuld.comCheck out Jackie’s daily blog posts at https://medium.com/@jackieschuld SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Check out our merch https://www.zazzle.com/store/beyondartistsblock   Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Dr. Eric Maisel is the author of more than 50 books as well as the "Rethinking Mental Health" blog for Psychology Today. He trains creativity coaches and works with clients worldwide. Dr. Maisel’s most recent books include “Redesign Your Mind” (Mango, 2021), “Transformational Journaling for Coaches, Therapists and Clients” (Routledge, 2021), and “Unleashing the Artist Within” (Dover, 2019). SHOW TOPICS The rift between personal creativity and business creativity The rebellious nature of creatives and the importance of dedicating a portion of our creative energy to the greater good The challenges artists face when building and maintaining community with one another SHOW LINKS Eric Maisel www.ericmaisel.com SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Anna Hindell is a Certified Gestalt therapist and Iyengar Yoga teacher with a thriving private practice in New York City. Anna helps teenagers, adults, and couples with issues including depression, anxiety, life changes, eating disorders, addiction, trauma, and parenting. She is a graduate of the Gestalt Associates, and the Center for Somatic Studies, and she is also a Certified Iyengar yoga teacher. Before starting her private practice, Anna worked in public and private schools as a high school social worker and also as a psychiatric social worker at Metropolitan Hospital. Anna has 20 years of experience working in the field of mental health as well as teaching yoga, and her focus as a Gestalt Therapist is on integrating the body into her work with clients. SHOW TOPICS Exploring the background and principles of Gestalt therapy Moving through challenges and finding freedom through a combination of Gestalt therapy and yoga principles The creativity and freshness behind the concept of making a new therapy for each client What does self-care look like for therapists? SHOW LINKS Anna Hindell www.annahindell.com https://www.instagram.com/annahindellpsychotherapy/ SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Kristen Rashid (she/her) is a Registered, Board-Certified art therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor, holding a Masters Degree in Creative Arts Therapy from Drexel University. Kristen is the founder of Artful Explorations Therapy, an art therapy and counseling center for kids, teens, families, and adults, located in Philadelphia, PA. Kristen has a background in graphic design and book arts, and apart from her art therapy work, her main creative outlet for the past few years has been writing picture books. She’s a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and is the blogmaster for the Eastern Pennsylvania chapter. She’s also the recipient of a 12x12 Picture Book Challenge Scholarship for 2023. Before picture books, Kristen focused her creative energies on songwriting, and before that on visual art. Creative expression is always an integral part of her life. SHOW TOPICS What does art therapy with children look like? Finding comfort in new artistic modalities that have less pressure than the ones we use for work The release of simply experiencing art, even if that means sitting down to watch a movie The challenges that professional or experienced artists may face in art therapy SHOW LINKS Kristen Rashid www.artfulexplorations.com SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Bridget Steed is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Person-Centered Expressive Arts Therapist, and multimodal artist currently living on the Yucatán Peninsula in Southern Mexico. She works as a teletherapist for a nonprofit agency where she sees kids and adolescents, combining talk therapy, visual art, music, movement, drama, and writing, while also growing her private practice, Precious Cargo Expressive Arts Therapy, and maintaining an art business. Bridget holds a dual Master's Degree in Art Therapy and Counseling from Southwestern College in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and completed her post-graduate studies through late psychologist Dr. Natalie Rogers’ Person-Centered Expressive Arts Institute in Sonoma, California. She is passionate about using "art as healing" and believes everyone has within them a deep well of untapped inner resources in the form of creative expression just waiting to be uncovered.  SHOW TOPICS Helping clients identify and see that special thing within themselves Is everyone creative? And who gets to decide? Breaking down the multi-modal approach of expressive arts therapy The tenets of person-centered therapy that allow clients to feel empowered SHOW LINKS Bridget Steed www.preciouscargoexpressiveartstherapy.com www.bridgetsteed.com www.disastershock.com SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Sara Montague Miller is a Licensed Professional Counselor in solo private practice on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. She specializes in working with members of the LGBTQ+ community and clients struggling with spiritual or existential concerns. She provides clinical supervision for those seeking counseling licensure in Mississippi as well as business consultation for therapists starting solo practices. She also owns Uninvented Colors Photography, capturing lifestyle portraits locally and decorating walls all over the world with bold and colorful art prints.  SHOW TOPICS The many similarities between therapy and photography Logotherapy and asking the big existential questions The creativity and cognitive flexibility needed to challenge dominant worldviews around topics such as gender and religion SHOW LINKS Sara Montague Miller https://www.saramillerlpc.com/ https://www.uninventedcolorsphotography.com/ Instagram: @saramillerlpc and @uninventedcolors SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Annabelle Coote, MA, LMHC, BC-DMT,  is a licensed mental health therapist, certified Sensorimotor Psychotherapist, and board-certified dance/movement therapist based in Massachusetts. She has more than 25 years’ experience using somatic, creative, and experiential approaches. At Mind Body Matters, Annabelle offers consultation and training for therapists who want to develop their clinical work using mind, body, and creativity. In her private practice, Movement Matters Integrative Psychotherapy, she specializes in anxiety, trauma, women’s issues, life transitions, and cultivating creativity. Annabelle has authored book chapters on depression and trauma using embodied and creative approaches in therapy and telehealth and has presented at numerous conferences. Annabelle is known for her deep compassion, humor, quirky metaphors, spontaneous creativity, ability to simplify complex concepts, and the conviction that profound transformation happens in tiny steps. SHOW TOPICS Aspiring for groundedness amidst the messiness of life and therapy How imposter syndrome and the pressure to know everything can derail our work and creativity Taking risks in the therapy room to help clients become unstuck and turn off their “autopilot” responses Practicing the entire spectrum of nonviolence as a therapist and eliminating negative or adversarial vocabulary from the therapeutic lexicon SHOW LINKS Annabelle Coote https://annabellecoote.com  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annabellecoote/ Private practice: https://movementmatterstherapy.com  Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oasisforsomatictherapy  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabellecoote/   Instagram: annabelle_coote  Monsters in Love: Why Your Partner Sometimes Drives You Crazy — and What You Can Do About It by Resmaa Menakem https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Love-Partner-Sometimes-Crazy_and/dp/1949481794/ SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU DisclaimerBeyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Katie Curran, MA, LMHCA, is a licensed mental health counseling associate located in Spokane, WA. She specializes in working with young adults, artists, grief, witchy folks, and identity/purpose struggles. She utilizes art, ritual, normalization, and alternative approaches to meet individuals where they’re at, recognizing that counseling is definitely not “one size fits all.” SHOW TOPICS Identifying the “language” we speak and using that language through therapy to be our most authentic selves Fostering empathy for and humanizing people who are incarcerated and those facing addiction The effect of grief on blocking the creative process, and how our art and soul co-conspire to help us face things directly Seeing art-making as a somatic methodology for moving trauma through the body SHOW LINKS Katie Curran www.cacounselingservices.com Existential Kink: Unmask Your Shadow and Embrace Your Power by Carolyn Elliott PhD https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Kink-Unmask-Embrace-getting/dp/1578636477 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748    SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Sandy Cohen, NBC-HWC, is a national board-certified health & wellness coach and a writer and podcaster who studies the science of well-being. Her work with The Associated Press has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and hundreds of other newspapers and websites around the world. She is now working toward a Master's degree in Public Health at the University of Alabama. Sandy earned a certificate in health & wellness coaching from the University of Wisconsin and became a national board-certified coach in December 2020. She launched her own podcast, "Inner Peace to Go," in January 2022. SHOW TOPICS Questioning realness and authenticity when working in the world of celebrity journalism Transitioning from reporting on Hollywood to focusing on health and wellness after facing mental and physical health challenges The power of journalism to make people feel seen and put complicated topics into accessible formats and terminology Simple steps we can take to improve our health and wellness SHOW LINKS Sandy Cohen https://sandycohen.net http://innerpeacetogo.com/ https://www.instagram.com/youknowsandy/      SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Disclaimer Beyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Julia Vering, LSCSW, LCSW, REAT, is a performance artist and musician, licensed clinical social worker, and Registered Expressive Arts Therapist based in Kansas City. She has integrated the arts into social work for 20 years, centering her practice in joy, humor, imagination, and the strengths perspective. She has received grants from The Charlotte Street Foundation and Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts for her community-based performance work involving collaborations with older adults and people with neurocognitive disorders. She also tours and releases albums as “Unicorns in the Snow,” a performance art project that integrates interactive projections, stop-motion animation, and original music.  Vering has worked in hospice and long-term care settings for the past 17 years. She opened her private practice, Expressive Arts Therapy KC, in 2022. She became the first Registered Expressive Arts Therapist in the state of Kansas in 2023 and serves as the Kansas State coordinator for the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association. Vering integrates expressive arts, psychodrama and EMDR into her practice, and is currently creating a workbook and film on performance art interventions for people with neurocognitive disorders.  SHOW TOPICS Finding liberation and community through "weird" and "quirky" art forms The symbiotic relationship between art and therapy Facilitating healing and rehumanizing activities for patients and families in long-term care facilities through silliness and fun SHOW LINKS Julie Vering https://expressiveartstherapykc.com/ https://unicornsinthesnow.com/ https://youtube.com/@juliavering2981?si=YqJxp3BfrLZPbzh- Under the Cover of Kindness: The Invention of Social Work https://www.amazon.com/Under-Cover-Kindness-Invention-Disciplinarity/dp/0813917131 Expressive Therapies Summit — November 16-19 including a workshop with Julie on Nov. 17: "Multimodal Video Improv for Expression, Inclusion & Joy with Older Adults and Others"  https://www.expressivetherapiessummit.com/virtual-summits SUPPORT THE SHOW  Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361 Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU DisclaimerBeyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.

Today’s Guest: Elizabeth Davis, MFA, MS, ATR-BC, LCAT, is a board-certified, state-licensed art therapist and an EMDR consultant and trainer through EMDRIA. She has more than 25 years of experience working in the field of trauma. Her approach integrates art therapy, EMDR therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, and play therapy. She has conducted dozens of workshops, including for the EMDR International Association and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. She is an author and editor of Creative Arts Therapies and EMDR (2022). She currently serves as a director at the Trauma Institute and Child Trauma Institute. SHOW TOPICS What are parts of a person and how do they manifest? The necessary parts of themselves that artists form in order to better create and commune with their art form How to foster harmony between parts through love, compassion, and respect Switching between the therapist and artist parts of ourselves SHOW LINKS Elizabeth Davis www.elizabethdavis-emdr.com elizabethdavisemdr@gmail.com SUPPORT THE SHOW  Sign up for our newsletter http://eepurl.com/itnBsU Rate & review on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-artists-block/id1636767361   DisclaimerBeyond Artist's Block represents the opinions of its host and guests and is not meant as a substitute for therapy. It is for informational and educational purposes only. Please reach out to your healthcare provider with any specific questions you may have.